5TH GRADE CLUE BIG SIX PROJECT ON THE BRAIN

STEP 1: TASK DEFINITION

I can define the information problem
I can identify information needed to complete the task
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What is the assignment?

What is your essential question?
What do you want to learn more about?
How will you know you have learned it?
How will others know you have learned it?
How much information is needed? How long is the
paper you have to write?

Examples:
Can our experiences change our brain?
What are the effects of Parkinsons and Alzheimers
disease on the brain?
What purpose does sleep serve for the brain?
What capacity does the brain have to repair itself after
injury or disease?
How might stem cells and other tools of regenerative
medicine be used to treat brain diseases?
Graphic Organizers for task definition:
http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/analyze.htm
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http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/cycl
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Narrowing a broad topic:
http://www.ibiblio.org/team/research/loc/restri.html

http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/Big_Six_Step_1.asp
http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/00_basic_steps.asp

LIST KEY WORDS

Brain => memory, thinking, learning, emotion
Amygdala
occipital lobe
parietal lobe => visual functions, reading, language
hippocampus
cerebrum
cerebellum
thalamus
STEP 2: Information Seeking Strategies
I can determine the range of possible sources
I can evaluate the different possible sources to determine
priorities

Step 3 - Location and Access

I can locate sources
I can find information within the sources
LOOK IN AN ENCYCLOPEDIA

Step 4 - Use of Information

I can engage (read, hear, view, touch) the information in
the source
I can extract information from a source
MAKE SOURCE CARDS
http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/04_Making_Source_Card
s.asp
MAKE NOTE CARDS
http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/12_Making_Note_Cards.
asp
Step 5 - Synthesis: Putting it all together
I can organize information from multiple sources
I can create a product or performance

Step 6 - Evaluation
I can judge the product or performance
I can judge the information-solving process